Monday 18 March 2024: Theatre review
I finished work bang on time on Thursday and didn’t have time to do any overtime because we were off to the theatre. Part of my birthday present from the…
Friday 15 March 2024: Catfish, anyone?
We have a meal plan. Not because of any diet, but originally for budgetary purposes and now for variety. Plus, it’s easier if we don’t have to decide what to…
Thursday 14 March 2024: My learning this week – new feature
Bouquet of fresh red tulip flowers sitting on dark surface background with copy space – depositphotos.com It’s free image day today, and this week it’s one I quite like so…
Wednesday 13 March 2024: A proper break
Friday morning was a bit of a mad rush. The holiday cottage was only 2 hours away and that kidded us into thinking we had all day to get there….
Tuesday 12 March 2024: Starting to improve
I didn’t just get a phone call from our new Probate case manager on Wednesday, I got an email too. A proper email that introduced her to us and apologised…
Thursday 7 March 2024: A day book
While I’ve been trying to sort out everyone else’s basic incompetence, I’ve been using a day book. The poet has always used a day book but I thought that was…
Wednesday 6 March 2024: I need structure
When the poet came home on Tuesday, he quickly fixed the mini TV box and the booster before rustling up a quick tea (we had fish fingers, chips and baked…
Tuesday 6 March 2024: Calm…
So, I had a word with the Cosmos and I requested a calmer day today… I thought I may have succeeded too, when a call came in from our Probate…
Monday 4 March 2024: A new week?
Reminds me of BLEAK HOUSE by Charles Dickens… I always strive not to write whingey, complaining blog posts. And I certainly don’t do it all the time. But sometimes, sometimes,…
Friday 1 March 2024: The month ahead
Yesterday was not a good day and for much of the day I know I had a permanent scowl on my face. It started badly after a bit of a…
Thursday 29 February 2024: February wrap-up
When we got back from the dentists on Tuesday evening, we were a lot later than expected. The poet had a prawn linguine to make for tea, and I had…
Wednesday 28 February 2024: A plot flaw?
Before we’d had our tea on Monday, son #2 came to see his dad for his birthday. He stayed for quite a while and we really put the world to…
Tuesday 27 February 2024: Dental checkups 😱
We ate out on Thursday, we had a takeaway on Friday, and we went for a meal on Sunday. We’re not eating very well at all at the moment, but…
Monday 26 February 2024: A day of admin
I was awoken in the early hours of Friday morning by a lot of things all clamouring for my attention. They ran around in circles inside my head until in…
Friday 23 February 2024: Things picking up again
It started to rain during the night on Wednesday. I remember waking up and registering it and then going straight back to sleep. Instead of lying there listening to it!…
Thursday 22 February 2024: Rain!
Following Tuesdays shenanigans and rabbit holes, I made sure I didn’t look at anything yesterday anywhere until I had some work in the bag. I set a Pomodoro, determined to…
Wednesday 21 February 2024: Chasing rabbits
By the time I finished faffing on Monday it was midnight, so it was well after midnight when I closed the office down. I spent the next couple of hours…
Tuesday 20 February 2024: Burning the midnight oil
Yesterday started sunny and bright but looked as though it might rain. By mid-morning, the clouds had scurried away but it was still a bit blowy. It was nice to…
Monday 19 February 2024: Technical woes revisited
I did have plans on Friday to finish editing those extra pages for the big editing job. But the phone started to ring first thing regarding the sale of my…
Friday 16 February 2024: Beautiful flowers
I stopped work in good time to get ready to go out. We’d timed it down to the minute but the plan depended on how fast we’d be served at…
Thursday 15 February 2024: I love listening to rain
One of the things I like about rain is to listen to it bouncing on the roof during the night. I love being in a tent or a caravan when…
Wednesday 14 February 2024: Happy Valentine’s Day!
I like Valentine’s Day. I’ve always liked Valentine’s Day. And not because I’m a soppy old mush. (Just ask the poet!) But because it’s such a lovely, cheerful time of…
Tuesday 13 February 2024: Re-reading old favourites
First of all yesterday I faffed. I was playing a game on my shiny new tablet. I had promised myself I wouldn’t play a game over breakfast. Instead, I’d read…
Monday 12 February 2024: Budgeting to faff
I often notice myself disappearing down various rabbit holes. And these rabbit holes can be all shapes and sizes. Usually, they’re research holes. Often, they’re faffing holes, where I start…
Thursday 8 February 2024: Snow!
The snow was forecast for noon today. It was supposed to be wet snow, and it wasn’t likely to stick. At 7:30am, the rain started, right on schedule. By 8:30am,…
Wednesday 7 February 2024: Drowning in red tape and bureaucracy
I promise you, I haven’t been playing with my shiny new toy since Monday. No really… although I wish I had been. Instead, I’ve literally been drowning in red tape…
Monday 5 February 2024: Ooh, shiny…
There don’t seem to be enough hours in the day at the moment. In the blink of an eye the day is gone and I’ve not done half of what…
Thursday 1 February 2024: The month ahead
So the hedge man said he’d be here at 9:30am… The dog wasn’t great during the evening. He was still bright, still interested, still wanting to eat. But every so…
Wednesday 31 January 2024: January wrap-up
I got up earlier than usual yesterday due to the hedge man coming to do the garden. He wasn’t due until 10am and we’d told him we’d leave the gate…
Tuesday 30 January 2024: Too much people, again…
I had too much people yesterday. Yes, two people is too much. (Although the second person was really three…) Saying that, the two dogs I saw were perfectly fine. One…
Monday 29 January 2024: Other people’s dogs…
Well, it’s been a busy few days again. Monkey Dust were back in the studio for rehearsals on Thursday and they had their first gig of the year on Saturday,…
Thursday 25 January 2024: Flying visit
I’ve been a bit AWOL these past two days, and this is a flying visit. I don’t really have a lot to say other than I’ve been busy doing one…
Tuesday 23 January 2024: Full steam ahead
I had some catching up to do yesterday as I’d lost a lot of time on Friday. First of all I’d had to wait around for a delivery, then I…